Betty Kysilková

Acting

Betty Kysilková

Born — Died

1879-02-01 — 1951-10-21

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

Known for

No artwork available
6.5

The village girl Žofka goes to work in Prague, where she is seduced by the reckless Rudolf Slaba. Rudolf is fired from his job for drunkenness and Žofka leaves him after the birth of her child. On the advice of an old beggar, she starts begging for a living, but is imprisoned, although she is innocent. After her release, she wants to drown herself with the child, but faints and then believes that the child has drowned. Mrs. Robová takes in the poor Žofka. After her death, Žofka inherits the money. With a guilty conscience, she returns to the village of Dubová, where she marries Jan Rokyta. However, the marriage is childless. The son of a landowner, Jaroslav Beneš, meets the charming Jitřenka in Prague. She is expecting a child with Jaroslav, but his parents prevent the wedding. Jaroslav's confidante Žofka learns from Jitřenka's parents that Jitřenka was found in a boat on the river, and recognizes her as her daughter. (Filmový přehled)

A Double Life

1924

Pohádka máje poster
NR

A lyrical tale of the pure, vernal romance between a diffident, somewhat naive girl from a rural backwater and a fairly dissolute, but kind-hearted law student from Prague.

Pohádka máje

1926

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pramen lásky

1929

Líza Soars to the Skies poster
5.8

The orphan Eliška Irovská, nicknamed Líza, arrives in her native village of Ptačice. As an orphan she is housed in the local poorhouse and has to go out begging. Her guardian Petr Tumlíř, however, sees that she is competent enough to go to school.

Líza Soars to the Skies

1938

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bláhové děvče

1938

On the Green Meadow poster
7.0

Alena Skalická, the owner of the "Krásná skála" estate, returns to the property after years abroad to take over its management herself. Her uncle Skalický and Engineer Miloš Miláček, who have managed the estate until now, are planning a grand welcome. The gamekeeper, Štětivec, is set to deliver the welcoming speech, and Head Forester Eisenkulka is rehearsing him. Štětivec’s wife, the sharp-tongued Barbora, is terrified that her Matěj might do something foolish.

On the Green Meadow

1936

Film credits

1940s · 3 titles

No artwork available
7.0

Adam Kavalír returns from abroad to take over the family factory from his father. But as a consequence of his father's bohemian lifestyle the business is so far in debt that the Kavalírs even lose their villa and must find a place to sublet. Mrs. Trojanová is no longer up to managing her pension, the co-owner of which is none other than her peevish daughter Eva, and she is looking for a capable manager. Adam applies for the position and is accepted.

Adam a Eva

1940

Pantáta Bezoušek poster
6.0

Country man Josef Bezoušek has gone to Prague for an extended visit to his lawyer son's family. His son, daughter-in-law and granddaughters have welcomed him with open arms, so the grandfather quickly gets used to them and really likes the metropolis. He enjoys walks and city attractions, and in the process he inadvertently gets involved in the story of his son's sister-in-law's forbidden love. She has lost her mind for a poor young man, her father does not want her to know him and imprisons the girl at home. The scoundrel Bezoušek inadvertently finds himself right in the center of the affair - and trouble is already coming his way. He himself could have endured it, but before leaving Prague he wants to settle the whole matter to the benefit of the unfortunate lovers...

Pantáta Bezoušek

1941

No artwork available
4.3

Intern Plichta arrives to work at a country estate, where there is a strict ban on marriage for officials, issued by the count. However, Plichta meets Jiřina Krátká on the way, falls in love with her and intends to marry her. Adjunct Ptáček and intern Ráček are also vying for Jiřina. All the officials already have brides in mind, whom they call chicaneries. The news of the count's death causes a stir, and twelve merry-making parties are planned at the estate at once...

Čekanky

1940

1930s · 33 titles

Líza Soars to the Skies poster
5.8

The orphan Eliška Irovská, nicknamed Líza, arrives in her native village of Ptačice. As an orphan she is housed in the local poorhouse and has to go out begging. Her guardian Petr Tumlíř, however, sees that she is competent enough to go to school.

Líza Soars to the Skies

1938

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bláhové děvče

1938

On the Green Meadow poster
7.0

Alena Skalická, the owner of the "Krásná skála" estate, returns to the property after years abroad to take over its management herself. Her uncle Skalický and Engineer Miloš Miláček, who have managed the estate until now, are planning a grand welcome. The gamekeeper, Štětivec, is set to deliver the welcoming speech, and Head Forester Eisenkulka is rehearsing him. Štětivec’s wife, the sharp-tongued Barbora, is terrified that her Matěj might do something foolish.

On the Green Meadow

1936

No artwork available
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Švanda dudák

1937

No artwork available
8.0

The family of the worker Kučera lives happily. His daughter Anežka, engaged to technical draftsman Adolf, is a seamstress. His son Váš is studying to be a machinist. The family also includes his grandfather, a former miner. However, an economic crisis is beginning. Factories stop production. Adolf loses his job and has an argument with Anežka, who has no idea the cause of his nervousness.

Svítání

1933

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cácorka

1935

Men on the Offsides poster
6.8

The owner of the ready-to-wear store, Mr. Richard Naceradec from Zizkov, is an enthusiastic fan of S.K. Slavia and despite his wife's opposition, he goes to football every Sunday. Tailor Emanuel Habásko lives alone with his adult son Eman. Widow Ouholicková chases Krejcí endlessly, but father Habásko bravely resists. Habásko do not recognize any other club except S.K. Viktoria. One day, Naceradec will face Eman at the match between Slavia and Viktoria.

Men on the Offsides

1931

The Undertaker poster
5.0

An employee of the funeral home Pleticha calls his superior. He overhears that he is supposed to buy a wedding gift and deliver it to his boss's relatives. He therefore sets off to the given address to organize the funeral. When the mistake is explained, Pleticha, in return for the entertainment, performs dances and songs of various nations for the wedding guests. One of the guests, grandfather Boleslav Hnipírdo, experienced a train collision near Vrňany on his way to Prague. Since he was not injured, he does not even want to ask for compensation. Pleticha takes advantage of this and goes to the railway headquarters with his leg bandaged. He pretends to be Hnipírdo and is questioned in detail about his journey. Thanks to his talkativeness, he reveals, among other things, that he jumped on a moving train, drove illegally, spat on the window and tore off the emergency brake...

The Undertaker

1932

Naše XI. poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Naše XI.

1936

Umlčené rty poster
4.9

No synopsis available yet.

Umlčené rty

1939

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tvoje srdce inkognito

1936

Paní Kačka zasahuje... poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

Paní Kačka zasahuje...

1939

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dokud máš maminku

1934

Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka poster
NR

In "Fidlovacka", the name of a Czechoslovakian festival, the proprietress of a cheese factory picks a fiancé for her orphaned niece in her desire to bring aristocratic blood into the family. THe niece has also picked the man she wants to marry and isn't the the rich aristocrat.

Fidlovačka aneb Žádný hněv a žádná rvačka

1930

Cash Claim Chaos poster
8.1

Hospital orderly Rozruch, denied his therapeutic treatment, is mistaken for Dr. Marek at the insurance office and sent to a spa. Councilor Pěna, plotting to wed his mistress after his daughter Heda’s marriage, also arrives. At the spa, impostures collide, identities are exposed, and hidden motives and loyalties come to light.

Cash Claim Chaos

1939

Naceradec, King of Kibitzer poster
5.7

The owner of a clothing store, Mr. Načeradec, spends most of his free time in a café, where he plays chess with the owner of a rival store, Mr. Dundr, over mineral water. Načeradec's daughter Edith, coincidentally, starts practicing law at the same time as her boyfriend, Dundr's son. Mr. Načeradec often fills in for Mr. Findajs at the card company, who is currently dedicating himself to the wife of another player, Mr. Tachecí, the owner of a detective agency. Načeradec keeps his winnings, Findajs has to pay for the money he loses. One day, Mr. Načeradec is so unlucky in the game that he and Mr. Dundr get into a heated argument that ends up in court. Both men are represented by their children, who are rather amused by the situation.

Naceradec, King of Kibitzer

1932

No artwork available
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

The Last Bohemian

1931

The Eleventh Commandment poster
6.8

During the New Year's Eve celebration of the arrival of the twentieth century, three friends meet in a nightclub. Notary Jiří Voborský, clerk Emanuel Střela and Lieutenant Miloslav Jičínský.

The Eleventh Commandment

1935

No artwork available
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Druhé mládí

1938

No artwork available
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Manželka něco tuší

1938

Žena na rozcestí poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Žena na rozcestí

1937

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Jindra, the Countess Ostrovín

1934

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kariéra matky Lízalky

1937

Jarčin profesor poster
6.5

A graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy, Karel Stržický earns extra money in the summer as a day laborer for the landowner Drahan. Jarča, the Drahans' daughter, spends the holidays with her parents, and her father has a lot of worries about her. The unsuccessful student is failing her German. However, an easy solution is offered - Karel will prepare her for remedial work. The mischievous Jarča considers him an ordinary coachman, and so she initially turns her nose up at him. However, the cultured young man manages to win her trust and heart. This does not go down well with his rival in the fight for the girl's favor, and he immediately comes up with a nasty slander: Karel is supposedly a former convict! A rift is not long in coming...

Jarčin profesor

1937

The Ideal Schoolmaster poster
8.2

This light-hearted comedy operetta tells the story of a newly appointed high school professor who becomes an ideal target for pranks and jokes.

The Ideal Schoolmaster

1932

No artwork available
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Cobblers

1931

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Harmonika

1937

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes poster
7.7

The Portorican prime minister asks British detective Sherlock Holmes to find a twin for King Fernando XXIII, a weak and frightened man who fears anarchists and does not want to show himself in public. Holmes finds in the Czech newspapers a photo of the perfect double, František Lelíček, a daring bon vivant drowned in debt, so when Holmes offers him money, Lelíček decides to travel to Portorico and play the role.

Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes

1932

Such Is Life poster
6.7

A story about domestic life in a typical working-class environment. Life and trials and how little situations have big consequences.

Such Is Life

1930

No artwork available
6.7

A ballad drama set in a rural setting, set in a foothill area, where farmers struggle with harsh natural conditions and their own inner hardness. The biggest obstacle, however, is the eccentric mill owner, who deliberately blocks the water supply. The reclusive man is unable to cope with disappointment in love.

Lidé pod horami

1937

Darling of the Regiment poster
9.0

E. A. Longen's return to the director's chair after 20 years: The story is about reservists on a military exercise. Non-soldier Kohout has to pose as an officer because he is representing his "busy" employer.

Darling of the Regiment

1931

Manželství na úvěr poster
8.3

The story of the love life of sisters Lea and Ema Pohl and the comical escapades of Kristýna Žitná, Ema's classmate.

Manželství na úvěr

1936

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Klatovští dragouni

1938

1920s · 24 titles

No artwork available
6.5

The village girl Žofka goes to work in Prague, where she is seduced by the reckless Rudolf Slaba. Rudolf is fired from his job for drunkenness and Žofka leaves him after the birth of her child. On the advice of an old beggar, she starts begging for a living, but is imprisoned, although she is innocent. After her release, she wants to drown herself with the child, but faints and then believes that the child has drowned. Mrs. Robová takes in the poor Žofka. After her death, Žofka inherits the money. With a guilty conscience, she returns to the village of Dubová, where she marries Jan Rokyta. However, the marriage is childless. The son of a landowner, Jaroslav Beneš, meets the charming Jitřenka in Prague. She is expecting a child with Jaroslav, but his parents prevent the wedding. Jaroslav's confidante Žofka learns from Jitřenka's parents that Jitřenka was found in a boat on the river, and recognizes her as her daughter. (Filmový přehled)

A Double Life

1924

Pohádka máje poster
NR

A lyrical tale of the pure, vernal romance between a diffident, somewhat naive girl from a rural backwater and a fairly dissolute, but kind-hearted law student from Prague.

Pohádka máje

1926

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pramen lásky

1929

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Známosti z ulice

1929

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jedenácté přikázání

1925

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mnichovo srdce

1921

Adam and Eva poster
10.0

Twins Adam and Eva are so alike, it is impossible to tell them apart, which enables the malicious Eva to get away with all sorts of naughty tricks and leave the blame to fall on Adam. The pair grows up and Adam decides to pay Eva back for the tricks she played on him in the past. When he discovers that the handsome Dr. Prokop Novotný is interested in Eva, he dresses up as Eva and startles the suitor.

Adam and Eva

1922

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Magdalena

1921

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sázka o hubičku

1921

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Irča v hnízdečku

1927

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová poster
6.1

The film depicts the adventures of Kacenka (Zdena Kavková) and Vincek (Vlasta Burian), two innocent country bumpkins who live in a Czech small town, and the various jobs that Kacenka has once she moves to Prague, that beautiful capital city. Our heroine will have to bear difficult working conditions and to make things worse, she falls in love with a fake aristocrat. Fortunately her companion, Vincek who is also in Prague, has an unrequited love for her. Though he is the cause of many Kacenka's problems, Vincek finally will help and resolve her loves troubles. And of course there is a happy ending that brings the Czech couple together.

The Loves of Kačenka Strnadová

1926

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Choulostivé námluvy

1920

No artwork available
10.0

The troubled situation of a provincial actor and his actress wife who come to the city. The actor is suspected of attacking another actor who admires the actress.

The Sins of Love

1929

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paní Katynka z vaječného trhu

1929

No artwork available
10.0

A biographical story about significant Czech dramatist, writer and actor Josef Kajetán Tyl.

Josef Kajetán Tyl

1926

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Velbloud uchem jehly

1926

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Venoušek a Stázička

1922

The Good Soldier Švejk poster
7.5

The first film treatment of the fate of the good soldier Švejk, a dog dealer from Prague, who is arrested after the Sarajevo assassination, psychiatrically examined and later called up to c. and k. army to fight for the emperor lord.

The Good Soldier Švejk

1926

No artwork available
8.0

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The Torn Photograph

1921

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jejich svatební noc

1922

No artwork available
10.0

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Prach a broky

1926

No artwork available
NR

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Irčin románek II.

1921

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Vyznavači slunce

1926

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dejte se omladit

1923